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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
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That's fine until the original owner comes around your house wanting it back...
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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| 5th Mar 2012 6:11 pm |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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Looks like a good buy - but little time to go & no chance to inspect before sale.
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| 5th Mar 2012 6:12 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
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Thought it looked way over priced, esp as "only" a manual. 
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| 5th Mar 2012 6:22 pm |
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Slimer
Site Moderator
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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 Considering your keeness on fuel economy Del I'm suprised you don't have a manual for the extra 2ish mpg The End
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| 5th Mar 2012 6:26 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
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That's trumped by my laziness.
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| 5th Mar 2012 6:28 pm |
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TinTentTourist
Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Dalton in Furness, Cumbria
Posts: 14
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This car was sooooooooo nearly my first D3!!! I had the highest bid until 2 seconds to go and got sniped!!
To be fair, it was a gamble, but I set my budget, added £1k for service, recovery, battery and that was it...
I have to say, I'm a little 
I had hoped my first post would be more 
Having said that, I would not have even bid if I hadn't joined this site and both learned the D3's good and bad point. The site also gave me confidence in the groups' knowledge and passion. I tend to keep cars a long time, so I'm still looking for the right one...
(Black with black leather, manual, just in case anyone reads this...) 
TTT
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| 7th Mar 2012 10:00 am |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10354
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nice to see the police have a ebay account - I can understand for selling, but buying?? - they also have negative feedback - now if you cant trust a copper
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| 7th Mar 2012 1:06 pm |
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MikeS2005
Member Since: 13 Sep 2008
Location: Midlothian
Posts: 920
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Hi
Id be more worried who had the spare key as it might just dissappear one night
cheers
mike
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| 7th Mar 2012 1:11 pm |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2521
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i thought a bit strong money wise at first but only 19000 in police ownership since 2006 so well serviced i think it would have been a great buy MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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| 7th Mar 2012 1:14 pm |
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TinTentTourist
Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Dalton in Furness, Cumbria
Posts: 14
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As I understand it, it will have been taken by police under the Proceeds of Crime Act POCA and it was bought with probably drug money or similar. It would never have been owned by the police as it remained the property of the accused bad guy until a court case 6 years later. The court says "yes" it was bought with the proceeds of crime so Mr Bad guy loses it. The police, who then stored it as evidence for 6 years, are then ordered by the court to "dispose" of it. Over to ebay....
It probably will have only ever been moved when they needed to rearrange the garage, it would never have been serviced and the battery would be knackered. All they will have tried to do is minimise any problems in case it had to go back to the owner (ie to reduce the claim for losses)
I thought it was a reasonable punt, bodywork would be great. Mechanicals would need some love and attention, but who knows what 6 years of being idol would do to a car!?
The only thing I was not too keen on was the cream leather, but I would manage for a 19k miles car.
Still looking......
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| 8th Mar 2012 10:53 am |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
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Nearly £15k...ouch.
And it's looks like it's got a hadnbrake fault Welcome "Lola" 
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| 8th Mar 2012 11:21 am |
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TinTentTourist
Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Dalton in Furness, Cumbria
Posts: 14
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Unnecessary quote removed
Suspension and handbrake fault could just be a knackered battery though... couldn't they?
still looking...
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| 8th Mar 2012 1:10 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73088
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Probably not, probably something seized on. I wouldn't worry about things lie that, they are just par for the course on a D3. I'd be wondering about more pricey things that may be waiting in the wings, dried out seals springs to mind. Wil be interesting see how it runs after standing virtually unused for so long.
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| 8th Mar 2012 1:17 pm |
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